Make holidays and trips with your little one a breeze

Taking your little one away can be a bit of a palaver, as you feel you have to take everything your baby might need, including the kitchen sink. But by choosing a few selected travel products, you’ll find that travelling with babies and children can be full of fun, not fuss!

1. Gro Anywhere Travel Baby Blind £20.99Gro

Keeping your little one in the same sleeping routine that they are used to at home can be tricky, especially if you have changed time zones and the sun rises earlier. So by fitting one of these clever blinds to the window, you can ensure night times and nap times are in a dark and quiet environment. It adapts to fit any size window up to 130cm x 200cm and its size can also be reduced by around a third for tiny windows.

2. Evolva Group 1-2-3 Plus Felix Car Seat £159.99Britax

A great seat to choose once your baby has grown out of their firsts stage car seat, this will fit your child from nine months right until they are tall enough to use an adult seatbelt. It is forward facing, fixes in using the car’s three point seatbelt and has an integral five point harness.

3. Deluxe Travel Cot £59.99BabyStart

Where to put your baby for a good night’s sleep can be a problem when you’re away, as you may not be offered a cot – and if you are, you may not be sure it’s clean! So taking a portable bed with you makes perfect sense, especially as it can double as a playpen at home. It comes complete with a carry bag and is easy to put up and collapse.

4. Tour 2 Pushchair £99.99Mamas & Papas

An umbrella fold, lightweight pushchair is a great buy for quick trips to the shops and for holidays but you might want a model that does a little more than the basics and that will last. This only weighs 7.1 kg yet has a well padded seat, all round suspension and the seat reclines through five positions so it will be suitable from the early months right up to around three years. There’s also an adjustable leg support, fixed or swivel front wheels, a shopping basket, raincover, a five point harness and adjustable handles, which you don’t often get on a stroller. Folds using just one hand.

5. Snoozeshade Deluxe £34.95Snoozeshade

Perfect for travelling to brighter countries, this clever shade fits most pushchairs and creates a peaceful, dark environment for your baby to nap in on the go. It cuts out 97.5% of the sun's harmful UV rays, as well as wind, cold and insects.

6. BabaSling £44.99We Made Me

Sometimes when you’re away, there are places that a pushchair just can’t go. Your baby will also be reassured in a strange place by being held close to you, so take a carrier like the BabaSling for everyday use. It can be used from birth (3.6kg) up to around two years and is made from high quality fabric. Slip it across your body and your baby will sit inside it in a comfortable position.

7. Totseat Portable Highchair £29.95Totseat

There’s not always a highchair available when you need it in cafes and restaurants, and their harnesses are often broken. So pop this clever fabric portable highchair into your handbag and you can create a safe place for your baby to sit wherever you go.

8. Folding Potty £15Potette

If you’re starting potty training, don’t let a holiday or day out put you off your stride. This ingenious fold up potty means that when your toddler needs to “go” you’ll be all ready. It can be used as a toilet trainer seat too, on top of a normal loo, it folds neatly into its own bag and it has a non-slip ruberised base. It comes with three disposable liners and you can buy more.

9. Disposable Sterilising Bags £4.99Lindam

A pack of seven generous drawstring bags is in each pack and each contains two sterilizing tablets. Just add cold water and hang the bag up to ensure all items are submerged and they are ready in 15 minutes and stay sterile for 24 hours.

10. Trunki from £39.99Trunki

It can be really hard waiting, queuing and walking around an airport with a toddler in tow. They want to rest just when you need to go to the gate and may be just that too little to go without a pushchair even though you may have to walk miles to the plane. So the Trunki is ideal. Not only does it make your little one feel like a big person as they can help pack their own case, but they can pull it along themselves or they can rest their little legs and sit on the case while you pull them. It comes in lots of great designs and you can even design your own!

The information on this website is for general information and it is not intended as, nor should it be considered as a substitute for seeing your own GP, midwife or healthcare professional. You are advised to seek professional medical advice if you have any concerns or suspect you have a medical problem.